Our little blessing...

 We had a party a few weeks ago!  Our little miracle boy, Rylee, is 1!!  Rosie and Gareth decided to do a farm themed party and went all out to make it a memorable birthday!

 Gorgeous piggy balloons at the doorway...

 Animal party packs for the kiddies to take home at the end of the party...

 They even had a watering hole...

 Welcome to Rylee's farm...

 Rylee was super excited with all the new toys in the garden...

 Gareth's mom, Pat, made the most delicious and gorgeous cupcakes...

 Too cute too eat?  Nah, was too good not to...

 Rosie's cake was outstanding!  Meet Hilux, the farm dog...

 So much trouble taken in all the little details...

 Little mini-scarecrows...

 And gorgeous jars that Jo helped with...  my sisters are so clever...

 The table was full of kid-friendly food (except the speckled eggs, which were such a treat for the big people)...

 Rylee got all cleaned up for his party and I managed to snap a few shots before his friends arrived...

 An angelic moment...

 And then it was time for the party to start!  Corky and Bi were amongst the first to arrive...

 Bi launched herself straight into the ball pit.  She looked gorgeous as always in her new party dress...

 I don't think Rylee, or Trent, knew what had hit them with this busy, giggling girl in their space...

 Corky was a little more reserved and watched from the side for a while...

 Bi had a ball - she's still little enough to get away with enjoying the little kids toys...

 Corky wanted to play, but felt a little self-conscious...

He's a happy kid...

 Rosie and her little man - it was too hot for anything more than a shirt and a nappy...

 Jake was a bit late for the party - he had a cubs thing on, but hopped straight into the ball pit...

 Corky followed and things too a turn for the rougher...

 Michael & Cam followed soon and the other parents quickly removed their babies from the pit.  Our boys had fun...

 And Marius made sure that they took regular breaks so the little ones could enjoy their party.  Cam's reached the photo stage Michael was at a while ago - has to pull a face for the camera...

 Farm pudding...

Rylee and his big cousin Bi...

Rylee's daddy's really funny...  This is my favourite photo of the day...  look at all his teeth!!!

 And look at his gorgeous eyes...

 You can only do that to Auntie Sue - because she does it back...

 Rylee's hair's definitely red.  We wondered for a long time how red it would be and it turns out that it's the gorgeous kind...

 Hey blue eyes - I love you...

 Gareth with his birthday boy...

 Munch munch - finger biscuits are the best...

 Little Miss...

 Michael...

 Jake...

 Cameron...

  Rylee-roo...AKA Gogga...

 He loves watching the other kids, so sweet to see him starting to be a bit interactive...

 No words...

 Corky and Bi also got into the dressing up, de-facing the pigs thing...

Nini and Pa with the birthday boy...

Rylee was starting to get very tired...

  LOL... Cam decided to stay in his costume, even eating his jelly around the nose...

 Rylee perked up for the singing...

 And all his cousins helped him to blow out his candles...

 Getting stuck into his cake...

 Rylee was finished and Rosie tried to get him to snooze in his hammock, but he was not missing a thing!  Nini & Pa ended up taking him home for a much-needed nap...

So to Rylee, a very big happy birthday!  I know I'm very late putting these pictures up and wishing you, but things have been crazy busy lately.  I hope that you enjoyed your very first birthday and I hope that we are all around to share many more with you.  You're such a gorgeous little boy and we love you so much!  It's been such fun watching you grow from a little blob, into a bouncing little boy.  It's hard to imagine our lives without you!

Lots of love,

Sue XXX